This photo of the Virkam lander shows it being hoisted and readied, prior to its launch this past July. (Credit: ISRO)

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) isn’t giving
up hope for its lost lunar lander just yet. The space agency will keep trying to
establish contact with the Virkam lander for 14 days, according to the Times
of India.

On September 6, the spacecraft was scheduled to have a soft landing in the moon’s south pole region. But as it neared the one-mile marker above the